Template:Did you know nominations/Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 20:25, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque[edit]

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... that Leclerc (pictured) adopted his nom de guerre so that his family would not be put at risk if his name appeared in the papers?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Soraya Post

Improved to Good Article status by Hawkeye7 (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 07:18, 6 June 2014 (UTC).

Comment: The best possible date for this hook would be 23 August, being the 70th anniversary of when his troops entered Paris (and the 62nd anniversary of his promotion to Marshal) but I don't know if it can be kept so long. Hawkeye7 (talk) 10:56, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that Leclerc commanded a division (pictured) that liberated Paris?

I support the ALT1 hook. I actually looked for something like this myself, but even when his role in the liberation of Paris is obvious from the article, I could not find an immediate inline citation for that fact (at the time of initial nomination). Oceanh (talk) 16:52, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

Article passed GA recently enough. Image is free but not very visible at 100px. Original hook is cited to an offline book, so AGF there. Second hook is referenced, looks good, although I prefer the original hook. No close paraphrasing that I can see. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:25, 10 June 2014 (UTC)